CAP Frequently Asked Questions

At least 50 of the 100 required hours must be COPE-accredited, approved by your state board or earned from completing CAP assessments. Up to 50 hours may be from non-COPE activities such as vendor presentations, procedure observations, grand rounds, supervising residents or externs and authoring articles. For a complete overview of the CE point guide system, click the link below.

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ABO offers up to 51 free COPE-accredited CE hours through our quarterly webinar series and successful completion of each mini-assessment. Diplomates can also complete educational modules from our learning library for MOC CE credit. CE hours vary by activity.

No, CE may not be carried over.

CE hours may be entered by event. For example, if a Diplomate attends Optometry's Meeting and takes a total of 21 CE hours, a single entry may be made for that event that lists the event title, sponsor, total CE hours and meeting start date. There is no need to make a separate entry for each individual course taken. This applies to any event where multiple CE courses are taken.

• Each assessment is 25 questions in length
• Use your own computer or mobile device to access through your Learning Plan page
• Take it at a time and place that is convenient for you
• Topics and references are provided in advance
• Questions are timed at 10 minutes each
• Outside sources may be used to answer questions, however, you may not solicit the help of others
• Each assessment will be available for 4 months
• Pause and restart the assessment at any time between questions
• Receive immediate feedback after each question
• Successful completion of each assessment will earn you 3 Category 1 CE points

Yes. There is an annual fee of $250 due each January 1^st. This fee covers program essentials including:

• Portal access to all ABO MOC activities and personal Learning Plan page to track status
• Developing educational modules
• Access to COPE-accredited quarterly webinars
• Verifications provided for all third-party requests
• Developing CAP assessments, which eliminates the cost of taking a secure examination every 10 years
• Administration of program elements

If one or more of the requirements are not met by the end of the 3 year evaluation period, Diplomates can use the 4th year as a remediation year, during which all outstanding requirements will need to be completed. At the end of the remediation year, if all requirements have been met, Diplomates will begin a new 4-year MOC cycle the following year.